---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1235.12"
title: "36"
number: "1235.12"
heading: "When must agencies transfer records to the National Archives of the United States?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1235.12"
---

# §1235.12. When must agencies transfer records to the National Archives of the United States?


Permanent records must be transferred to the National Archives of the United States when:

- (a) The records are eligible for transfer based on the transfer date specified in a NARA-approved records schedule, or
- (b) The records have been in existence for more than 30 years (see also [§ 1235.14](/cfr/36/1235.14.md)).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2107 and 2108.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 51014, Oct. 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted.